Table 2.
Mean Eggs per gram (EPG) and ranges of (GI) parasites in the wild ungulates of HNP between June 2021 and May 2022
| GIT parasites | GIT parasitic group | Blue sheep Infected samples (n = 70) Mean intensity (Range) |
Ladakh urial Infected samples (n = 54) Mean intensity (Range) |
Himalayan ibex Infected samples (n = 41) Mean intensity (Range) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eimeria spp. | Protozoa | 309.99 (50–600) | 204.16 (50–400) | 123.33 (50–166.66) |
| Nematodirus spp. | Nematode | 158.33 (50–350) | – | 84.99 (50–166.66) |
| Strongyloides spp. | 93.33 (50–200) | – | – | |
| Haemonchus sp. | – | 94.44 (50–183.33) | – | |
| Trichuris spp. | – | 88.88 (50–166.66) | – | |
| Trichostrongylus spp. | – | – | 66.66 (50–66.66) | |
| Moniezia spp. | Cestode | 233.33 (50–600) | 142.58 (100–250) | – |
| Mixed parasites | 297.22 (100–533.33) | 266.66 (100–566.66) | 219.68 (100–300) |